This black-and white photograph captures a woman tending a garden near a low picket fence while kneeling. The woman is wearing a light colored blouse. In the background there is a house with a few steps up to an entryway. The entryway is frames...

Two women and a man stand around a table featuring a pile of books, a selection of cheese and six bottles of wine. The man has dark hair, is wearing a tie and suit jacket and is holding a glass of red wine. The woman in the center is looking at the...

Two women and a man stand displaying books and wine at a library fundraiser. The man is holding a glass of red wine in his hand. Both women and looking attentively towards the man. The woman in the center is holding a book face out on display; the...

Two women and a man stand displaying books and wine at a library fundraiser. The man is on the left side of the black-and-white photograph; he is dressed in a suit and holding a bottle of wine. The woman in the center is looking towards the woman...

Looking over small rolling hills, across a field, over two wooden fences towards a building. This was the Headquarters of Gen. Washington at Tappan and it is also the house in which Major Andre was tried. Copy of an original painting by Cornelius...

Walter J. Luther, Chairman of the Historical Society of the Palisades Interstate Park Region, describes visiting his grandfather's farm in the Park as a boy and more recently his work with the Historical Society and restoration efforts at St....

A map made on June 19, 1745. There is writing at the bottom of the map. Markings on the map include the Port of Tappan, the Tappan River, the Hudson River at the bottom and many little houses across the map.

Veronica Dwyer talks about her family, her career working for the phone company which saw her move from telephone operator to computer programmer, growing up in Garnerville, and her burgeoning interest in genealogy.

This image consists of two color photographs showing different views of the condominiums and storefronts that are on the Piermont Pier. The top image looks across a grassy area. In the background there are multi-story brick buildings. On the...

Two men, one light-skinned, one dark hold up a plaque dedicated to Leigh Schuerholz. The light-skinned man on the left is wearing a brown corduroy jacket. The dark-skinned man on the right is wearing a blue suit. Between the men there is a framed...

This black-and-white image captures two women and one man working in a library. One woman is seated at a table with her back to the camera. She is in front of a typewriter and is actively reading from a book propped next to the typewriter. Across...

A group of third grade students crowd around a desk. There is a woman seated at the desk. She is looking through a file. There are papers, books, card files and a clipboard on the desk. A bookshelves seen behind the desk. There is also a...

This is an undated map labeled 'The Sparkill'. The right side of the map is the Hudson River. The rest of the map shows the area of Piermont, Sparkill, Orangetown, Tappan and Blauveltville. There is a mountain range running parallel to the river...

A group of six teenagers and one teacher are gathered around a couch in this black-and-white image. Three of the teens are sitting on the couch, the other people are standing behind the couch. One of the teenagers standing is in full Native...

Five teenagers are standing in a group with an older man. The girl in the center is wearing a dress. She is handing a check to the older man. The older man is wearing a suit and has a mustache. There is sign just behind them which states, "Tappan...

Aerial view of a the Tappan Zee Bridge. The Tappan Zee Bridge is a cantilever bridge in New York over the Hudson River at its widest point, the Tappan Zee. The Tappan Zee is named for an Indian tribe from the area called the "Tappan". "Zee" is...

This four page indenture grants a parcel of land from the County of Rockland to the Consistory of the Tappan Reformed Church. The indenture is dated February 10, 1931. The parcel of land is being exchanged for the sum of one dollar and required...

Two men hold onto a wooden sign post as they erect the sign. The man on the left is holding a level; the man on the right is looking upward at the hanging sign on the post. The man on the right is wearing glasses. The sign reads, "Tappan Library"....